The 2020 AFL season is nearing resumption.
According to Caroline Wilson, coaches, broadcasters and most clubs are all keen for a June 18 restart, while the AFL is pushing to resume the season on June 11.
Round 2 will reportedly open with a blockbuster Thursday night clash between Richmond and Collingwood.
“I’ve always felt June 18,” Wilson told Sportsday.
“That’s what I’m hearing from the networks, that’s what I’m hearing from most of the clubs, that is what the coaches want, and the coaches are very keen to get a bit of extra time.
“But I know that the AFL is very keen to start on June 11. There’s a lot of obstacles in the way to getting there now, particularly if those clubs (SA and WA) can’t do contact training next Monday, which is what the AFL was hoping.”
The COVID-19 pandemic forced the AFL to postpone the season after one round back in March.
